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" 'Dirt on My Boots' was pegged as the second single from 'California Sunrise' from the get-go, and we felt like it was just a fun song to go with. "

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" I've really been studying lyrics, printing out lyrics to songs I love and reading them like a letter. "

" We're boot-friendly here. "

" You gotta do both. You've got to be on those big tours, and you've got to be in the clubs. "

" What I can feel the most and what I can remember the most are the melodies I want to write to. "

" My music is my No. 1, and I've got people who believe in me and keep me going. I'm thankful. "

" There's so many great people in Country Radio, and I appreciate all the support they've given me. "

" We travel so much as touring musicians and artists that sometimes, when you hear a great song that you really think could be on your project, you go ahead and record it instead of try to write it. "

" Sing your heart out and write the best song you possible can. "

" Getting a beginner publishing deal really helped me gain the skills. I just kept writing and writing. You just take everything out of life and turn it into an idea or a melody or a song and find the best writers you can to write with that fit you and know what you want to do. "

" A lot of my fans, and a lot of country music fans, they still wear boots. "

" I like hearing fiddles, steel guitar, acoustics up loud - really rock & roll stuff but with a country sound behind it. That's just who I am. I'm not trying to prove a point; I am just doing what I like. But I don't have any problems with any other artist coming in and doing their own thing. "

" As a songwriter, you always look for guys that you can write good with. Show up, have an idea, knock it out of the park. "

" California is one of the most country-est states there is. We're really country. "

" I'm more of a songwriter. I love writing songs. I love writing my songs. It's always been writing for me, and it makes it different when you're writing for yourself. "

" I'm helping country sound a little more country. "

" I lean traditional, but 'Head Over Boots,' it's pretty country. "

" I always want to have the traditional country soul while meeting the new standards of country music. "

" You gotta have a good beat to survive in modern country in general. Everyone wants to feel good, laugh, dance, and cry. But at the same time, they all want it to sound happy. "

" Radio has had my back since 'Missin' You Crazy,' which was a very traditional kind of song. "

" I've been able to carve my way out with lyrics and melodies. "

" 'Head Over Boots' is a shuffle, but it's more of a Motown laid-back shuffle than, say, a Dwight Yoakam shuffle. "

" 'Swagger' would be the word for 'Dirt On My Boots.' With the real funky drum loop and the ganjo rolling down, and then the fiddles and the guitar and steel, it really took an old school style where it's fiddle, steel, guitar, and mixed it with a drum loop. "

" I was writing songs by 12 and had a band by 14. "

" At 14, I was in my own little classic rock country band. Then, after high school, I started another band called Northern Comfort. That was based out of Chico, Calif. "

" I'm mixing country with kind of a modern twist to it. "

" For my shows, I don't play too many slow songs. "

" It's always a good feeling to be recognized for something. "

" I love performing, and if I didn't love it, I wouldn't be doing it. "

" As a songwriter, we're looking for a good story, and we're always looking to push the limits. "

" I had a drummer I really wanted to move to Nashville with me, and he's like, 'Naw, I can't go, man.' He never could pull the trigger. It's a big move. You just gotta be diehard - you gotta give it your all, you know. "